Emily Benedict came to Mullaby, North Carolina, hoping to solve some of the riddles surrounding her mother's life. Why did she leave her hometown so suddenly? Why did she vow never to return?-
But the moment Emily enters the house where her mother grew up and meets the grandfather she never knew, she realises that mysteries aren't solved in Mullaby. In this small town, they're a way of life. Here are rooms where the wallpaper changes to suit your mood. Unexplained lights skip across the yard at midnight. And a neighbour bakes hope in the form of a cake.
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Can a hummingbird cake really bring back a lost love? Is there really a ghost dancing in Emily's backyard? The answers may not be what you expect. But this is a place where the unexpected fits right in...
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This is the third book of Sarah Addison Allen's that I have read (the others being Garden Spells and The Sugar Queen) and it just as enchanting and magical as I have come to expect. You just instantly fall in love with the world she has created, as well as all the characters and especially the food. It's a book to awaken your senses.
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Emily is such an endearing character. She arrives in Mullaby to live with her Grandpa Vance only to find a town full of mystery that sets her in confusion. Her curiosity grows and she tries to unlock the secrets that everybody is keeping from her. At first her Grandpa (who is known as the local friendly giant) tries to avoid her to keep questions at bay about her mother, but things aren't kept quiet for long when she finds out her mother wasn't the best liked person before she fled Mullaby.
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As much as I loved all the characters, I have to say, Julia was my absolute favourite. I adored her. She has such a strength about her, yet has this vunerable essence that you connect to. Not to mention she bakes the most mouth-watering, delicious cakes. She had a traumatic and difficult past, that changed her life, yet there seems to be hope all around her and she finally stops hiding behind her cakes and finds out what she wants and how to get it. (I jumped for joy when she finally stood up to her conniving, evil ex-stepmother). Also, her complicated relationship with Sawyer is beautiful and unforgettable.
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This book is a quick and airy read but with so much depth to it you just sink right into the pages. Full of quirky and mesmerizing characters, this marvelous story will leave you wanting more and I won't be surprised if after reading you start from the beginning all over again.
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Random Passage: She set the box down and picked up the chalkboard on the dinner counter. She wrote the names of the day's cakes on the board: traditional Southern red velvet cake and peach pound cake, but also green tea and honey macaroons and cranberry doughnuts. She knew the more unusual things would sell out first. It had taken nearly a year, but she'd won over her regulars with her skill with what they already knew, so now they would try anything she made.
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